Fundamental Orders

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:document
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Hooker
gptkbp:created 1638
gptkbp:draft_year a convention of delegates
gptkbp:emphasizes rule of law
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Connecticut_General_Court
January 14, 1639
gptkbp:established gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:legal_case
town meetings
three branches of government
gptkbp:first_introduced modern constitutions
gptkbp:governed_by gptkb:Puritan_settlements
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:war
gptkbp:historical_documentation shaped future governance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fundamental Orders
gptkbp:includes separation of powers
fundamental rights
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for voting rights
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U._S._Constitution
democratic principles
state constitutions
gptkbp:influenced_by Puritan beliefs
gptkbp:inspired other colonial charters
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:political_organization
defined governance principles
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for gptkb:government_agency
Connecticut's legal system
the New England colonies
gptkbp:is_adopted_by Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor
gptkbp:is_promoted_by religious freedom
gptkbp:is_recognized_by individual liberties
gptkbp:is_reflected_in the social contract theory
gptkbp:key the development of American political thought
gptkbp:landmark the evolution of constitutional law
gptkbp:legal_issue the Connecticut government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Connecticut
gptkbp:notable_feature popular sovereignty
gptkbp:notable_models later governance documents
gptkbp:origin American democracy
gptkbp:products colonial self-governance
gptkbp:provides gptkb:military_unit
elected representatives
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Connecticut_Colony
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Connecticut_Constitution_of_1818
gptkbp:set_in powers of government
gptkbp:significance first written constitution in the Western tradition
gptkbp:symbol colonial autonomy
gptkbp:type social contract
gptkbp:was_a_response_to colonial governance issues
the need for order in the colonies